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The Sentinel Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Sentinel

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	Crooked Cross T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Eye Sockets Look Down on Chess Board Metals T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Fogline S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	I Spy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Koon's Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Roundabout T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Southern Cross T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Spy Story T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays Details

Per Climbing Puerto Rico: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.

From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.

During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.

codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…

Description

The Sentinel boasts a 3 star (Hubbel's guide) trad route called Crooked Cross. 5 other trad routes are listed for the rock, and there is a seemingly new bolted line around the corner to the left of the first route, Spy Story. Some of the rock looks iffy, but Crooked Cross is clean and well worth doing. It has an easy walk off the top.

Getting There

4.5 miles from the light at the junction of US 36 and CO 7 (Hubbel). There's a pulloff next to the river, and an easy low water crossing. You can't miss the Crooked Cross Crack high above you. Poison ivy is out there, but it didn't seem too bad. The quasi trail heads up to the right of Crooked Cross.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Sentinel

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Southern Cross Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Koon's Corner Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 41 ● Crooked Cross Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 28 ● Fogline Sport